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Hawkshead
village in the Lake District of England
Attractions, Photos and
Accommodation.
Hawkshead is a popular village
situated about 4 miles west of Lake
Windermere via the Windermere ferry, or 5
miles southwest of Ambleside at the north end of
Lake Windermere. The village has a good
selection of shops, cafe's, and inns for
meals.
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Hawkshead attracts many visitors for
its connections to the writers William Wordsworth and Beatrix
Potter. After the death of William
Wordsworth mother at their home in
Penrith in 1778, William and his brother
Richard were sent to lodge with Mr & Mrs
Tyson in the village of Hawkshead, where
they attended the Grammar School in
Hawkshead from 1779 - 1787. The Tyson Cottage now serves as a
B&B property that can be viewed from
Wordsworth Street, Large Image.
After attending St. John's College in
Cambridge, William lived at Dove
Cottage in Grasmere 1799 - 1808, then
Alan Bank
in Grasmere 1808 - 1810, then Rydal Mount in
Rydal by Grasmere from 1813 till his
death in 1850. He is Buried in St Oswald's
Church in Grasmere.
Beatrix Potter grew up in
London and became famous for her
children's books such as The Tale of
Peter Rabbit. At the age of 39, she
bought Hill Top Farm in the
small village of Near Sawrey, 2 miles
southeast of Hawkshead. She married a
solicitor from Hawkshead named William
Heelis at the age of 47. William Heelis
home in Hawkshead now serves as the
Beatrix Potter Gallery.
Potter published over 23 books and
bought a number of sheep farms in the
Lake District. She died of pneumonia and
heart disease on the 22nd December 1943,
in her home named Castle Cottage at Near
Sawrey, aged 77. She was cremated at
Carleton Crematorium in Blackpool.
Potter left most of her property to
the National Trust. Much of this land is
now part of the Lake District National
Park.
Attractions around Hawkshead are
Hill Top House 2 miles
southeast where Beatrix Potter lived
Map,
Esthwaite
Water Trout Fishery 1 and a Half
miles south Map,
Grizedale
Forest 5 miles southwest for walking,
biking, outdoor sculptures and Go Ape Zip
Lines, Map, and
Coniston 4 miles west for
boat trips on Coniston Water and a
Museum, Map.
View a Click On Map for the Lake
District with attractions, golf
courses, historic houses, castles, and
mountains with photo tours.
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